Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Hannity Thinks Those Evil Liberals Think Conservatives Are Evil

We’ve already gotten a preview of David Zucker’s attempt at right-wing humor in the form of the fall movie American Carol. If the preview at right is anything to go by, it’s going to be about as funny as Mallard Fillmore. Or cancer. Take your pick.

It’s also a preview of the main theme we’re going to hear come
October, just in time for the election: liberals hate America, Democrats
can’t be trusted to stand up for the country. In fact, they just oughta
be slapped silly at every opportunity. Or perhaps worse.

So last night Zucker was on Fox’s Hannity & Colmes program,
whining about how liberals all think conservatives are bad people —
because evidently this somehow justifies making a film depicting
liberals as bad people. And out of Sean Hannity’s mouth came this
nugget of wisdom in response:

HANNITY: I think — I think they think we’re evil. You
know, I mean, if you read, you know, the things — it’s funny because
there is this double standard out there in both radio and television.

You know, if I were to say on my 530 radio stations or right here on
the FOX News Channel half the stuff that liberals say about me, lies
told on a regular basis — and I don’t really pay attention to it because
I don’t care — I would be probably thrown off the air, targeted for
boycotts.

Quoth the author of Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism and Liberalism.

Well, I could go on all day, but you get the idea. Sean Hannity
thinks liberals think he’s evil, though he’d have to go dig up some
anonymous e-mails to prove the point (and we’re sure he will).

Meanwhile
he authors a book, and spends every one of his Fox broadcasts,
declaring liberals evil.
Projection: Not just for theaters anymore. Indeed, as we’ll see this fall, it’s a concrete political strategy.

Sara Robinson has worked as an editor or columnist for several national magazines, on beats as varied as sports, travel, and the Olympics; and has contributed to over 80 computer games for EA, Lucasfilm, Disney, and many other companies. A native of California's High Sierra, she spent 20 years in Silicon Valley before moving to Vancouver, BC in 2004. She currently is pursuing an MS in Futures Studies at the University of Houston. You can reach her at srobinson@enginesofmischief.com.